Robert Lionel "Bob" Seddon was an English international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Broughton Rangers and Swinton and county rugby for Lancashire.
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10 Facts About Robert Seddon
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Robert Seddon played three matches for England in 1887, and in 1888 was one of only four capped players to represent Britain in the 1888 tour of New Zealand and Australia.
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Robert Seddon was given the captaincy of the British team, but died in a boating accident halfway through the tour.
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Robert Seddon started his career at Broughton Rangers, and was one original members of the club when it was founded in 1877.
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Robert Seddon first came to note as a rugby player when he was chosen to represent England during the 1887 Home Nations Championship.
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Robert Seddon was representing Broughton at the time of his first international, and was one of five new caps brought into the pack for the opening game of the Championship, played away against Wales.
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Robert Seddon was given the captaincy of the team, but after 20 games of a 35 match series, Robert Seddon drowned in an accident while sculling on the Hunter River in West Maitland, New South Wales.
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Robert Seddon had ventured up river alone, and his teammates Jack Anderton and Andrew Stoddart found him dead some time later.
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Robert Seddon was buried in Church of England cemetery in West Maitland.
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